Main Entry:

²blot

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

blot·ted; blot·ting

Date:

15th century

transitive verb1: to spot, stain, or spatter with a discoloring substance2obsolete : mar ; especially : to stain with infamy3 a: to dry (as writing) with an absorbing agent b: to remove with absorbing material <blotting up spilled water>intransitive verb1: to make a blot2: to become marked with a blot